The role of occupational and environmental exposures in the aetiology of acquired severe aplastic anaemia: A case control investigation

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 906-914

  Muir, K R ^a,h   Chilvers, C E D ^a   Harriss, C ^a   Coulson, L ^a   Grainge, M ^a   Darbyshire, P ^b   Geary, C ^c   Hows, J ^d   Marsh, J ^e   Rutherford, T ^f   Taylor, M ^g   Gordon Smith, E C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^h QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Aplastic anaemia; Environment; Epidemiology; Occupation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; SOLVENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOBBIES; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; RADIATION; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 10744225729     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04718.x     Document Type: Article

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